Ms Clare McGrath:

This relates to the Deputy's earlier point in regard to how we calculate them. In regard to the use of central frameworks, there are international benchmarks of €36,000 for centralised procurement of individual contracts and €6,000 for decentralised contracts. When a framework is put in place for 200 bodies, the saving is 200 times €6,000 as distinct from €36,000 for central procurement. That is factored into the avoidance of costs. For example, the measurement of savings in the e-tenders contracts is based on the fact that we do not need to advertise. It is a cost avoided because advertising on e-tenders means one does not need to pay for advertisements. We have measured that based on taking out a number of advertisements.